Pediatric ovarian sliding inguinal hernia, is surgical repair urgent?

Authors

• Mutaz M. Gieballa, From the Department of Pediatric Surgery (Al Jadaan, Gieballa, Alaqeel, Aldaffaa), King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City; from the College of Medicine (Al Jadaan, Gieballa), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Al Jadaan, Gieballa, Alaqeel), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Suliaman M. Alaqeel, From the Department of Pediatric Surgery (Al Jadaan, Gieballa, Alaqeel, Aldaffaa), King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City; from the College of Medicine (Al Jadaan, Gieballa), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Al Jadaan, Gieballa, Alaqeel), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Mohammad A. Aldaffaa, From the Department of Pediatric Surgery (Al Jadaan, Gieballa, Alaqeel, Aldaffaa), King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City; from the College of Medicine (Al Jadaan, Gieballa), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Al Jadaan, Gieballa, Alaqeel), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Objectives: To find if repairing sliding inguinal hernias containing the ovary should be carried out urgently or not. Methods: A retrospective chart review carried out at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 2015-2022. All cases with an ovarian inguinal hernia in females aged 0-14 years were reviewed after obtaining approval from the Institutional Review Board. Results: Female children with inguinal hernia patients were 191. A total of 28 cases were sliding inguinal hernias involving the ovary. All were repaired electively except for 4 cases that had an initial presentation of an incarcerated ovary at age less than 90 days which required urgent reduction and repair. Conclusion: Based on our review, ovarian sliding hernias in female patients can be repaired electively, although newborns are at a higher risk of complications from sliding inguinal hernias.

Article Type

Research Article

First Page

1043

Last Page

1045

Recommended Citation

Gieballa, Mutaz M.; Alaqeel, Suliaman M.; and Aldaffaa, Mohammad A. (2022) "Pediatric ovarian sliding inguinal hernia, is surgical repair urgent?," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 43: Iss. 9, Article 10.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.9.20220492